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Re: WMDs

Even if the artillery shell were found with sarin inside, we are still only talking about one shell. Iraq itself admitted they built artillery shells containing sarin gas in 1990. After the Persian Gulf War, Saddam proclaimed he no longer had shells like these. But CNN this week reported that this particular shell was "of an old style" and "ineffective." While prepping for war with Iraq, Bush assured us that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and continued to list several chemicals. If the US forces found several very significant weapons capable of "mass destruction," I would expect the press to cover the findings with full force. As for our news, I think the media is aware of this theory and they do their best not to hire based on political party. Supposedly "liberal" TV networks like MSNBC have given jobs to righties like Joe Scarborough and Keith Olberman, along with Pat Buchanan in hopes of breaking even. Still not satisfied? You've always got Fox News. Respond to this posting

Posted by Kailani Koenig-Muenster at May 27, 2004 05:05 PM